Internet in Corpus Christi, Texas
Fiber is available at 78.1% of the 106,259 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Corpus Christi, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.0%. 90.3% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 7.7% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Corpus Christi in Texas
Corpus Christi has two cable networks laid over the same streets. Spectrum and Astound overlap across most of the city, AT&T fiber runs beside them, and 66.8% of homes and businesses can choose among three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, the 20th highest1 share among the 343 largest US cities.
Spectrum, AT&T, Astound and the wireless carriers
The FCC's list of who reports service in Corpus Christi starts with three wired networks. As of June 30, 2026, Spectrum reports service at 95.7% of the city's 106,259 homes and businesses, AT&T at 89.2% and Astound at 81.5%1. Behind them come three fixed wireless services: T-Mobile, Verizon and Gtek Communications. Frontier and a handful of small fiber companies report service in scattered pockets.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 Gbps | 6.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 89.2% | 80.5% | 5 Gbps | 0.4% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 83.2% | 28.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Astound | Fiber Cable | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1.5 Gbps | 1.0% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 77.3% | 42.0% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Gtek Communications | Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 67.5% | 67.5% | 200 Mbps | – |
| Frontier | Fiber | 1.3% | 1.3% | 7 Gbps | – |
| Kwikbit | Fixed wireless | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| VTX Communications, LLC | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Smartcom Telephone LLC | Fiber | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 Gbps | 0.0% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
These shares count locations inside the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. A provider reports a location as served when it can install standard service there within ten business days; the reports can be challenged, and they describe the city as a whole rather than any single address.
Two cable networks on the same streets
Corpus Christi has two cable companies. Spectrum's network reaches almost every location, and Astound's reaches 81.5%, so most of the homes Astound serves can also get Spectrum. Both advertise gigabit downloads: Spectrum up to 1 Gbps, Astound up to 1.5 Gbps1.
Add AT&T's fiber and the result is unusual depth of choice. 66.8% of locations have three or more wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, against 17.4% across Texas and 11.1% nationally. Only 7.7% depend on a single wired provider at that speed, almost always Spectrum, which is the only one at 6.3%1 of locations.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | 2.0% | 7.7% | 23.5% | 66.8% |
| Texas | 9.6% | 24.2% | 48.8% | 17.4% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The same measure in the five largest Texas cities is lower:
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Three or more wired choices |
|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | 66.8% |
| Austin | 37.5% |
| San Antonio | 29.8% |
| Texas | 17.4% |
| United States | 11.1% |
| Houston | 8.5% |
| Fort Worth | 5.6% |
| Dallas | 1.1% |
AT&T fiber, wider since 2022
Fiber reaches 78.1% of locations, up 13.1 percentage points from 65.0%2 in June 2022. Almost all of it is AT&T's network, which reports fiber at 75.5%1 of locations; Frontier and a few small companies add fiber in scattered pockets.
Two separate fiber networks at one address remain rare: 2.2% of locations, against 18.2% for Texas. Copper moved the other way: DSL is reported at 21.7%1 of locations, down from 35.4%2.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two or more fiber networks | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.1 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 57.9% | 65.4% | 66.8% | 8.9 pts |
| DSL available | 35.4% | 22.1% | 21.7% | −13.7 pts |
| 2 Gbps or more | 28.0% | 63.7% | 67.3% | 39.3 pts |
Faster fiber tiers followed. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 67.3% of locations, against 28.0%2 in 2022; AT&T advertises up to 5 Gbps. Service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more alongside a gigabit download (1,000/100) is advertised at 78.1%1, the same share as fiber, because cable uploads here are slower. These are advertised maximums reported to the FCC, not measured speeds.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 30.7% | 67.3% |
| Texas | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 27.8% | 63.0% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Fixed wireless: Gtek and the national carriers
Fixed wireless is reported almost everywhere in the city, and since 2022 it has become faster on paper. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 83.2% of locations, up from 38.3%2, the 36th highest share among large cities and above the Texas figure of 62.3%1.
Much of that comes from Gtek Communications, a Texas-only provider that reports 100/20 Mbps service at 67.5% of locations, with advertised downloads up to 200 Mbps. Verizon reports home internet at 77.3% of locations and T-Mobile at 83.2%1, each at 100/20 Mbps for a smaller share. Wireless capacity is shared on each tower sector, so a provider may still decline an order at an address it reports.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of broadband serviceable locations where at least one provider reports the technology, at any speed; a location can have several. Satellite is reported almost everywhere and is left out.
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| Technology | Corpus Christi | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 78.1% | 74.4% |
| Cable | 96.7% | 77.0% |
| DSL (copper) | 21.7% | 26.7% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 97.0% | 91.0% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 3.8% | 30.0% |
Fixed wireless is the only option at 100/20 Mbps for 1,802 locations, and satellite is the only service of any kind for 661. Starlink, HughesNet and Viasat report service at essentially every location, so satellite is left out of the coverage figures above.
Corpus Christi beside Laredo, the Valley and Beaumont
Elsewhere in South Texas, three wired providers at 100/20 Mbps are much rarer: Laredo, Brownsville and McAllen all sit below the Texas share of 17.4%1, and Beaumont, near the Louisiana line, has almost no locations with three. In Corpus Christi the third wire is a second cable network.
| Area | Fiber available | Cable available | Two or more fiber networks | Three or more wired choices | One wired choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 78.1% | 96.7% | 2.2% | 66.8% | 7.7% |
| Laredo, Texas | 65.2% | 94.0% | 12.1% | 10.4% | 35.0% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 69.2% | 95.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 30.1% |
| McAllen, Texas | 43.7% | 92.2% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 52.2% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 65.6% | 93.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 31.3% |
| Texas | 74.4% | 77.0% | 18.2% | 17.4% | 24.2% |
| United States | 62.6% | 80.3% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 36.6% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Phones as the only computer
Availability and subscription are different measures. In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 80.0% of Corpus Christi households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±2.8 percentage points) and 6.1% had no internet subscription (±1.7 percentage points), half the 12.2% of 2019 (±1.8 percentage points5). Devices are a different matter: 17.7% of households had a smartphone but no desktop, laptop or tablet (margin ±2.4 percentage points), a point estimate that ranks tied for 24th highest among large cities and is above the Texas figure of 11.6%4.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 98.0% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 80.0% | ±2.8 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.4% | ±2.2 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.1% | ±1.7 |
The survey counts households over a year; the FCC counts locations on a single date. The two describe the same city from different directions and do not add up to one figure.
Across Nueces County, which includes the city, fiber reaches 74.5%1 of locations; the Texas page has every county.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Corpus Christi?
Three wired providers report service across most of the city: Spectrum (95.7% of locations, mostly cable), AT&T (89.2%, fiber, DSL and fixed wireless) and Astound (81.5%1, mostly cable). T-Mobile, Verizon and Gtek Communications report fixed wireless home internet.
Is fiber internet available in Corpus Christi?
At 78.1% of locations, against 74.4% for Texas and 62.6% for the US, as of June 30, 2026. Nearly all of it is AT&T's, at 75.5% of locations; 2.2%1 of locations have two or more fiber providers.
How many internet providers are there in Corpus Christi?
10 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 8 of them with fiber, up from 72 wired providers in June 2022. At a given address the count that matters is smaller: 66.8% of locations have three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps and 23.5%1 have exactly two.
Is 5G home internet available in Corpus Christi?
T-Mobile reports fixed wireless home internet at 83.2% of locations and Verizon at 77.3%, but at 100/20 Mbps or faster only at 28.8% and 42.0%1. Carriers decide sign-ups address by address because tower capacity is shared.
Checking one address in Corpus Christi
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
More on internet in Texas
The state picture, county by county: internet in Texas. Other large cities in the state: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, Arlington, Plano, Lubbock, Laredo, Irving and Garland. Compare Corpus Christi with any other city or state in the comparison tool.
Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.